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Meet the 2025 Festival Orchestra
Sarah Ioannides, Guest Conductor
VIOLIN
Denise Dillenbeck, Ellensburg, WA,
Concertmaster, Artist-in-Residence
Evelyn Gottlieb, Bellevue, WA,
Concertmaster, Artist-in-Residence
Colin Todd, Bellevue, WA
Assistant Concertmaster
Cameron May, Olympia, WA
Principal Second
Vanessa Moss, Ellensburg, WA
Assistant Principal Second
Matt Armbrust, Twisp, WA
Pam Hunt, Twisp, WA
Lisa Ingraham, Tacoma, WA
Li-Ling Liao, Tacoma, WA
Rebekah Poulson, Wenatchee, WA
Katherine Sartori, Olympia, WA
Kerry Travers, Chelan, WA
VIOLA
Christopher Foerstel, Seattle, WA
Principal, Artist-in-Residence
Brian Jankanish, Seattle, WA
Assistent Principal
Anna Aldrich, Ellensburg, WA
Elisa Clegg, Seattle, WA
CELLO
Nancy Ives, Portland, OR
Principal, Artist-in-Residence
Kara Hunnicutt, Ellensburg, WA
Assistant Principal
Olga Dolgaya, Bellevue, WA
Alec Duggan, Tacoma, WA
Bernadette Phillips, Tacoma, WA
Margaret Thorndill, University Place, WA
BASS
Linda Peragine, New Haven, CT
Principal
Alexia Castillo, Puyallup, WA
Madeline Cline, Tacoma, WA
Marie Hoffman, Puyallup, WA
FLUTE & PICCOLO
Mary Jensen, Tacoma, WA
Principal, Artist-in-Residence
Cheryl Sears, Olympia, WA
Mando Surita III, Renton, WA
OBOE & ENGLISH HORN
Selina Greso, Snohomish, WA
Principal, Artist-in-Residence
Shelly Myers, Seattle, WA
CLARINET
Ashley Cook, Seattle, WA
Principal
Naomi Fanshier, Maple Valley, WA
BASSOON
Brian Geddes, Tacoma, WA
Principal
Cheryl Phillips, Tacoma, WA
HORN
Matt Anderson, Seattle, WA
Principal
Anna Barbee, Tacoma, WA
Kristin Woodward, Bothell, WA
Mike Simpson, Renton, WA
TRUMPET
Scott Meredith, Poulsbo, WA
Principal
Erik Reed, Owasso, OK
Gabriel Palmer, Silverdale, WA
TROMBONE
Grant Reed, Seattle, WA,
Principal
Zach MacLurg, Tacoma, WA
BASS TROMBONE
David Krosschell, Shoreline, WA
Principal
TUBA
Ed Phillips, Tacoma, WA
Principal
PIANO/KEYBOARD
Kathryn Castrodale, Chelan, WA
Principal
HARP
Ellen Foster, Roswell, GA
Principal
TIMPANI & PERCUSSION
Memmi Ochi, Seattle, WA
Principal
Jeff Lund, University Place, WA
Principal
Josh Gianola, Ellensburg, WA
Sherry Krebs, Wenatchee, WA
VOCAL SOLOISTS
Noelle Goodenberger, Portland, OR
soprano
Julie Cross, Vancouver, WA
alto/mezzo soprano
Mel Foster, Roswell, GA
tenor
Charles Robert Stephens, Seattle, WA
baritone
ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
Denise Dillenbeck, Ellensburg, WA
violin
Christopher Foerstel, Seattle, WA
viola
Evelyn Gottlieb, Bellevue, WA
violin
Selina Greso, Snohomish, WA
oboe
Nancy Ives, Portland, OR
cello
Mary Jensen, Tacoma, WA
flute
COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE
Nancy Ives, Portland, OR
